Lucknow: Heatwave conditions prevailed in Uttar Pradesh as the weather remained dry in the past 24 hours. Most of the parts of Northern India continued to sizzle under intense heat conditions as the mercury showed no signs of respite.

According to the MeT department in Lucknow, day temperatures fell appreciably in Gorakhpur and Faizabad divisions; fell in Varanasi division; and change a little in the remaining divisions of the state.